In Chavis v. Chappius, No. 07-2304, the court vacated denial of plaintiff-inmate’s motion to proceed in forma pauperis, holding that 1) a complaint and a subsequent appeal therefrom qualified as separate “strikes” if both are dismissed for reasons listed in 28 U.S.C. section 1915(g); 2) the district court abused its discretion in denying plaintiff’s motion for leave to amend his complaint; and 3) a plaintiff who satisfies section 1915(g)’s “imminent danger” exception may proceed in forma pauperis on all claims in her complaint.

Related Resources

  • Full Text of Chavis v. Chappius, No. 07-2304
  • Full Text of City of N.Y. v. Permanent Mission of India to the U.N., No. 08-1805

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